Chapter 173: A Learning Opportunity (2/2)

Hans and Li Du opened up the boxes and the various motorcycle parts were revealed

The Ricks were here as well ”Wow, such good luck, you’ve got the heavyweight bikes!” Lil’ Rick said in a condescending tone

At first, the treasure hunters were full of envy But when they looked closely enough, their facial expressions beca Fox, these things aren’t worth much,” someone said

Li Du held up an exhaust pipe and said, ”But we could still earn soht? So many motorbike parts at only 4,000 dollars is not that bad of a deal to ood two to three thousand dollars,” Rick laughed sarcastically ”Don’t forget: we are treasure hunters, not cleaners”

”Come on fellow treasure hunters—follow e auctions!”

The crowd of treasure hunters knew Rick ood when he said that They proceeded to athered at the entrance Rick’sup the unit as well

Rick spoke, ”As we all know, being a treasure hunter not only requires you to have a good eye for detail, but also good ears You need good ears to listen to important information

”For this auction, I heard there was a storage unit which had belonged to an HCV patient He was a wealthy ht medicine which could rid him of his HCV—”

Immediately, a shout came froht?!”

HCV was the acronym for the Hepatitis C virus It was a viral infection that affected the liver

Before the availability of Sofosbuvir, Hepatitis C treatments involved a six to twelve-month treatment that provided recovery rates of 70 percent or less, and was associated with severe side effects including aneue

Sofosbuvir was discovered in 2007 It was on the World Health Organization's list of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health syste the Hepatitis C NS5B polymerase Clinical trials had proven that Sofosbuvir had a recovery rate of over 90 percent (depending on the severity of the Hepatitis C virus)

However, a powerful medicine like this cost a lot as well The price of Sofosbuvir could easily cost 84,000 dollars for a course of treatment in the United States

The cost of one such pill was 1,000 dollars, and its revenue hit 103 billion dollars within a year of its launch

So when Rick mentioned a ”wealthy” uessed the identity of the medicine, for its name was too notable!

Rick seeave him envious looks He nodded slowly and had a proud smile on his face ”That’s correct! Everyone, it is Sofosbuvir!”

”This unit has Sofosbuvir?”

”How many of the to what my dad has heard, this unit has a complete course of treatment of Sofosbuvir Not only that, there’s interferon and ribavirin as well”

Sofosbuvir is often prescribed together with ribavirin or other o up to an estiure of 94,500 dollars

The treasure hunters had retful and some were jealous

Hans spat out, ”Fck, so that’s the reason ere invited for a spin with the ICE officers!”

Rick’s men found the oak cabinet After they unlocked the drawer and saw the medical records, they called out for Rick

”Boss, over here, the goods are here!”

Rick was elated, he took out the —Sofosbuvir!